Osteuropa in drei Wochen

Route: Athens - Patras - Ancona - Rimini - San Marino Due to the train strike in Greece, I had to travel from Athens to Patras by bus. That meant getting up at 7:00 am, taking...

The columns of the Temple of Zeus

Route: Sofia-Thessaloniki-Athens Unfortunately, the drafts of the last two days were deleted before I could post them, and I couldn't find the motivation to rewrite them. In...

The first thing I visited today was the beach. Here in Varna there is a village that consists only of hotels. Officially, you have to be a guest at a hotel to stay there. But my...

A typical Romanian train station

Route: Budapest - Bucharest Yesterday, I finally found out what railway romance really means. I had heard about it before, but I had never truly experienced it until my journey...

Heute ist die Hälfte meiner Reise vorbei. Seit 11 Tagen fahre ich nun durch "Ost"europa. Nun startet die zweite Hälfte meiner Reise. Nicht nur zeitlich, auch geografisch bin ich...

Last night I witnessed two wonderful dramas in my hostel. First, a (probably) Ukrainian businessman was on the phone with his girlfriend/wife. She seemed to want to break up and...

Route: Gdansk-Warsaw-Budapest The ninth day was not really spectacular. In the morning, I visited St. Bartholomew's Church, where the body of the famous astronomer Hevelius is...

Today is Tuesday, which means I have been on the road for a week already. How time flies... My day started with a visit to the Postal Museum. The name sounds boring, but the...

Route: Prague-Warsaw-Gdansk Last night, I had to say goodbye to Prague. At 10:00 PM, I boarded the night train from Prague to Warsaw. I was feeling quite nervous all evening...

Am Morgen war es Zeit sich zu verabschieden. Die Hostelgruppe von gestern ging wieder getrennte Wege, was ziemlich schade war, denn Julian und die Mädels sind mir wirklich ans...

Now I am in Prague. A city that has been recommended to me by practically everyone. A city that seems to have a magical attraction. And I have to say, Prague is something...

Strecke: Bratislava-Prag Es ist einfach nur heiss hier. Kaum tritt man aus der Dusche ist man wieder schweissübersrömt, Haargel schmilzt in den Haaren und wenn man ohne Hut das...

Route: Ljubljana-Villach-Vienna-Bratislava A big step for mankind; a small step for humanity. On the third attempt, I finally managed to climb the stairs onto the train. The...

That's a good start. Last night I visited one of the numerous riverside bars to watch the 9:00 match. I got into a conversation with two locals and after discussing football and...

Route: Brugg AG - Zurich - Schwarzach-st.-Veit - Ljubljana Today it finally started. At 08:00 I got on an overcrowded commuter train to Zurich in Brugg. There was little travel...